Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta power rates fall by nearly 60% in one year
The rates that Albertans pay for electricity and natural gas have reportedly gone down in recent months.The Alberta Utilities Commission reports that, between August 2023 and August 2024, the average ...
Sep 5, 2024
Calgary Green Line LRT in political crossfire, as Alberta minister blames NDP leader
Alberta's government says it's pulling $1.53 billion in funding from a massive Calgary Green Line light rail transit project already deep in sunk costs.Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative gov...
Sep 5, 2024
Fish and Wildlife warn of grizzly attack west of Crossfield
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services (FWES) says they've received a report from RCMP that an individual was attacked by a female grizzly bear near the hamlet of Madden, Alberta.Madden is loc...
Sep 4, 2024
Alberta Health Minister says hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says a plan to offload underperforming hospitals from Alberta Health Services to third-party operators is still up for discussion.LaGrange says the province wo...
Sep 4, 2024
Province signs new five-year deal for legal aid services
Albertans with low incomes can rest assured that if they need a legal aid lawyer, they should be able to get one.The Government of Alberta has announced that it has signed a five-year governance agree...
Sep 4, 2024
Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies
EDMONTON - Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You...
Sep 4, 2024
STARS seeks public assistance in safe drone and laser usage
As the public use of drones and laser pointers steadily increases, STARS officials are raising awareness to ensure these devices are used safely and responsibly for the safety of its aircraft, crew an...
Sep 3, 2024 (Photo by STARS Air Ambulance)
Alberta offering career-focused 'collegiate' programs at seven schools
High school students in parts of Alberta will be able to get practical, career-focused education.The Government of Alberta has announced that seven new collegiate schools will open across the province...
Sep 3, 2024
Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis shows
OTTAWA - Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly out...
Sep 2, 2024
Two new senate appointments for Alberta include critic of school pronoun policy
A corporate lawyer and a professor who has been a vocal critic of Alberta's planned legislation on pronouns in schools are both now senators representing the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an...
Aug 31, 2024